From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Building Self-Connection with Jacq Gould

What if the anxiety, the people-pleasing, the comparison, the overwhelm, what if none of that means something is wrong with you?In this episode, I sit down with Jacq Gould, founder of Your Inner Babe, for a conversation about what it truly means to come home to yourself.Jacq teaches self-connection as a skill, something we are never taught, but can absolutely learn, and her work has helped thousands of women move from chronic self-doubt into a foundation of deep, lasting self-trust.We talk about what disconnection actually looks like in everyday life, why self-connection is the base of everything, the micro actions that can help you start reconnecting today, and the magic that happens when you stop outsourcing your worth to other people.Tune in!Key insights:Why self-connection is a skill, not a personality trait and how to build itThe symptoms of disconnection hiding in plain sight: anxiety, people-pleasing, overwhelmSelf-connection as the foundation of self-trust, confidence, and worthThe language audit: "I have to" vs. "I get to" and why it changes everythingFinding connection points in what you already do, no new routine requiredThe Reconnection Deck: how Jacq uses it and how Zoë uses it every morningInto Me, You See — a connection game designed to create depth in your closest relationshipsWhy Jacq does everything in group — and the medicine that comes from being truly seenNavigating social media from a place of self-connection instead of comparisonThe bounce-back rate: how self-connection shortens the recovery from hard seasonsWays to be Supported:Follow @jacqgould on InstagramExplore retreats, group programs + offerings at YourInnerBabe.comShop the Reconnection Deck + Into Me, You See at YourInnerBabe.comWays to Support the Show:Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a woman who's ready to come home to herselfYou are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be.Thanks to our sponsor, NOW Foods. Use code WESHINE for 20% off at nowfoods.com. *These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.